For the actual production I was operating camera 4 for the first half of the filming as live. This camera is the wide shot camera, and can also be used for safety shots in case something goes wrong. My assistant was Lucy Ray, and I think we did a good job together as we crabbed and used the ped up / down to try to get some interesting shots. I felt I could of done some more interesting shots if I had been on the camera longer, but I also think I did do a good job. The time seemed to go so quickly!
Overall I think the production went really well, and that we worked well together to make this Quiz show as good as we could possibly make it. I think we should all be proud of what we achieved in such a short space of time.
Sunday, 13 December 2009
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Problems . .
In our rehearsals the day before the live production, we were told from our Technical Producer that our VT and image inserts would be too difficult to place in the production as the person in charge of the inserts wouldn't know when to play them, and by the time the question popped up it would be too late to play the insert. Our round was too fast a pace to get the inserts in the right place at the right time.
We were supposed to have a heartbeat sound playing over the contestants answering the questions, but it turns out that we had burnt it to disk in the wrong format, so we couldn't use the track we had planned to use.
Without these inserts our round looked really boring and plain, and I think that if we had these inserts the Quickfire round would of been much better.
We were supposed to have a heartbeat sound playing over the contestants answering the questions, but it turns out that we had burnt it to disk in the wrong format, so we couldn't use the track we had planned to use.
Without these inserts our round looked really boring and plain, and I think that if we had these inserts the Quickfire round would of been much better.
Friday, 11 December 2009
Scripts
Multi-Camera scripts are different from normal scripts. They differ as they appear to be halved down the middle; visual commands on the left, and audio commands on the right.
Things included in the script are the shot number, camera shot, camera that is online, audio stings, dialogue, cut lines, advert breaks.
Scripts are important for 6 main reasons:
- To know where we are in the production. If for any reason the production needs to stop to solve a problem, then we can pick up from where we left off, and the script makes sure everyone knows where we are picking up from.
- It helps specify camera shots. This helps the camera operators to know what is expected of them and to know what sort of shots they need to be creating.
- Timings. Having a script with all the timings on it makes sure everyone knows how long they have for each section. It informs everyone of the program duration, duration of inserts, and for our production, it helps us to know how long each round is and how long the host has to banter with the contestants.
- Dialogue. Scripts inform the crew of questions and answers, intro, outro, ad lib. This helps to keep the timings right and tells the crew when the advert breaks are.
- The script also tells the vision mixer and Director when the next shot needs to be cut. On the script there are cut lines that look like this: ______________/
The forward slash indicates when the production needs to be cut.
- The script also tells the crew about every scripted audio and video source, when they need to be played, and the duration.
Things included in the script are the shot number, camera shot, camera that is online, audio stings, dialogue, cut lines, advert breaks.
Scripts are important for 6 main reasons:
- To know where we are in the production. If for any reason the production needs to stop to solve a problem, then we can pick up from where we left off, and the script makes sure everyone knows where we are picking up from.
- It helps specify camera shots. This helps the camera operators to know what is expected of them and to know what sort of shots they need to be creating.
- Timings. Having a script with all the timings on it makes sure everyone knows how long they have for each section. It informs everyone of the program duration, duration of inserts, and for our production, it helps us to know how long each round is and how long the host has to banter with the contestants.
- Dialogue. Scripts inform the crew of questions and answers, intro, outro, ad lib. This helps to keep the timings right and tells the crew when the advert breaks are.
- The script also tells the vision mixer and Director when the next shot needs to be cut. On the script there are cut lines that look like this: ______________/
The forward slash indicates when the production needs to be cut.
- The script also tells the crew about every scripted audio and video source, when they need to be played, and the duration.
Roles in the Studio
In earlier blogs I mentioned the roles we would be undertaking in the production, and in this post I will be explaining each of the most important roles in a little more detail.
Sound Operator is responsible for the overall sound-related aspects of a production. In our production they will be operating on the sound desk in the Audio Control Room, where they will be controlling the sound levels of the inserts, contestants, audience, host, etc. They will be aiming to keep all of the spoken levels the same so it is clear, and turning them down when VT inserts are being played.
Assistant Director will be sitting on the left of the Director (Peter) in the Vision Mixing Room situated next to the Audio Control Room. They will be telling the Director when the camera they called is online, and informing the controller of the inserts (length, VT, audio, etc).
Vision Mixer is the piece of equipment used to "switch" between different video sources to get the shot that the Director wants. The vision switcher is in charge of this equipment and pushes the button that corresponds to the video source needed when the Director says "cut".
Floor Manager is in charge of the studio floor. They are the link between the studio floor and the control room. They make sure everyone is briefed on what they need to do, and they inform the Director of any problems and how long it will take to solve. Generally, our floor managers shouted a lot until what needed to be done was done.
Camera Operator is in control of the cameras and gets the shots needed when needed. Common shots for our production were 2 shots, MS, WS, 3 shot. They needed to know about framing, breathing room, looking room, and understand what each shot was. They also would of thrown up a lot of interesting shots to make the production look interesting and impress the director.
Assistant Camera Operator helps the camera operator get the shot needed. They can assist by helping to move the pedestal, crab left and right, ped up and down, etc.
Sound Operator is responsible for the overall sound-related aspects of a production. In our production they will be operating on the sound desk in the Audio Control Room, where they will be controlling the sound levels of the inserts, contestants, audience, host, etc. They will be aiming to keep all of the spoken levels the same so it is clear, and turning them down when VT inserts are being played.
Assistant Director will be sitting on the left of the Director (Peter) in the Vision Mixing Room situated next to the Audio Control Room. They will be telling the Director when the camera they called is online, and informing the controller of the inserts (length, VT, audio, etc).
Vision Mixer is the piece of equipment used to "switch" between different video sources to get the shot that the Director wants. The vision switcher is in charge of this equipment and pushes the button that corresponds to the video source needed when the Director says "cut".
Floor Manager is in charge of the studio floor. They are the link between the studio floor and the control room. They make sure everyone is briefed on what they need to do, and they inform the Director of any problems and how long it will take to solve. Generally, our floor managers shouted a lot until what needed to be done was done.
Camera Operator is in control of the cameras and gets the shots needed when needed. Common shots for our production were 2 shots, MS, WS, 3 shot. They needed to know about framing, breathing room, looking room, and understand what each shot was. They also would of thrown up a lot of interesting shots to make the production look interesting and impress the director.
Assistant Camera Operator helps the camera operator get the shot needed. They can assist by helping to move the pedestal, crab left and right, ped up and down, etc.
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
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